Neil Jackson Quotes
As an artist, you want to make good stories and create good art; as a businessman, you want to make money and make sure the investors are happy. The two will always clash, unfortunately.
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I always tell my children, 'You have to face your fear. If not, it's like running from a dog that will bite you in the back.'
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There's nothing unnatural in creation.
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No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
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Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.
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I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
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It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
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Politics is the womb in which war develops.
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I make American films for American audiences and Asian films for Asian audiences.
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Car chases are as painstaking to make as they are fun to watch. They take a lot of time, and you have to keep the energy up.
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If I could go back I might change Geronimo a bit. If I do, it will be made a longer version.
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All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
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The money was going to come and go, between a wife and the IRS. The thrill of beating the best field in golf is what will always stay with me.
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I'm a closet outdoorsy athletic enthusiast, and I would love to do a rafting and hiking trip someday and maybe sleep in a treehouse and bathe in a chilly winding river.
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Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
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Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.
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People who worry about their hair all the time, frankly, are boring.
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The restaurant chefs in Spain are breaking ground, but in terms of the everyday cooking in Spain I still hear people coming back and saying they were disappointed. I think it's because they're expecting the chef stuff.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.
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Novels tend to end as the Paternoster begins: with the kingdom of God on earth.
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I wanted to only create a great perfume, not any perfume that would sell, but a great artistic one that the fans would not feel cheated by.
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I had an opportunity to meet Elvis, only once. It was at the MGM Grand. It was certainly not at the height of his career. No, it wasn't at the height of his career, but it was still a thrill to see him and meet him anyway. You know?
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As an artist, you want to make good stories and create good art; as a businessman, you want to make money and make sure the investors are happy. The two will always clash, unfortunately.
